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Pak police arrest killers of family of five
Pakistani police today claimed to have arrested the killers of a family of five members, days after the shocking incident sparked by a family feud took place in the country's restive northwest tribal region. The assailants had barged into a house in Chamkani area on the outskirts of Peshawar on Tuesday and opened indiscriminate firing, killing five family members, including two women and as many children. Senior Superintendent of Police operations Peshawar Javed Iqbal told reporters here that main accused Junaid and Amir, brother and brother in law of slain Yahya Khan, were arrested on the outskirts of Peshawar. The accused have confessed to the crime before a police investigation team, he said, adding that weapons used in the killing have also been seized from the accused duo. A dispute over land and some domestic matters were apparently the main reasons behind the merciless killing of the entire family, the officer said. The police were also trying to track down whereabouts of ...
HC to take up Lalu's bail plea on April 6: Lawyer
Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad's plea for bail in the fodder scam case involving the Chaibasa treasury is likely to be taken up by the Jharkhand High Court on April 6, his counsel said today. Hearing for the bail petition in the Chaibasa treasury case could not be taken up today and the bench of Aparesh Kumar Singh is likely to take it up on April 6, Prasad's counsel Prabhat Kumar said. The high court had on February 23 rejected the RJD chief's bail petition in the Deoghar treasury case of the scam. Prasad is in jail after he was convicted on December 23 for fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from Deoghar treasury in 1997 and sentenced on January 6. The special CBI court had sentenced the RJD leader to three-and-a-half years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on him in the fodder scam case. A special CBI court had pronounced him guilty on March 19 in a fourth fodder scam case involving fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from the Dumka treasury. Lalu Prasad was ..
Relief for Chidambarams as Karti gets bail in INX media case
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram was given bail on Friday by the Delhi High Court after over three weeks of his arrest in the INX Media corruption case.
Kamala Mills owner to SC: Can't be held liable for the fire tragedy
A co-owner of Mumbai's Kamala Mills today told the Supreme Court that he cannot be held liable for the fire tragedy that claimed 14 lives in December last year. The co-owner, Ravi Surajmal Bhandari, who has filed a habeas corpus (a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a court) also dubbed his arrest as "illegal detention". A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan questioned senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Bhandari, how he could file a habeas corpus petition when he is in judicial custody. "I can always say that my arrest is illegal detention. It is my right. They have wrongly arrested me for no fault of mine and hence the habeas corpus petition was filed," Rohatgi said. He said that Kamala Mills is a huge commercial complex in central Mumbai and houses more than 50 restaurants and hundreds of corporate offices. The bench asked Rohatgi why he had not filed a bail application, which the top court could ask the Bombay High Court to ...
Kerala plus two question paper leak not "confirmed": Min
Kerala Education Minister C Raveendranath today said there is no confirmation that the state plus two physics question paper was leaked through WhatsApp but a case has been registered. The Cyber crime police registered the case soon after reports came in this regard and an investigation is going on, he informed the state Assembly. The second year Kerala Higher Secondary physics examination was held on March 21. The Thrissur district coordinator of the examination had received a set of questions, "similar to the ones that appeared in the exam," on WhatsApp, the minister said. The questions, circulated through WhatsApp, were in hand written format, he said adding that it was immediately brought to the notice of the Higher Secondary Director. A complaint was lodged with the DGP to ascertain whether the WhatsApp message had begun to circulate before or after the examination, he said while replying to a submission by opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala. "Investigation is on. .
Six-day remand for businessman held after Zeenat Aman's rape complaint
A Mumbai-based businessman was arrested after a leading actress of yesteryears, Zeenat Aman, lodged a complaint accusing him of rape, cheating and forgery, a top police officer said here on Friday.
NIA can't probe murder of M M Kalburgi: Centre to SC
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the NIA, being a special agency to probe national and inter-state terrorism cases, cannot investigate the murder of noted scholar and rationalist M M Kalburgi in 2015 at Dharwad in Karnataka. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was hearing the plea of Uma Devi Kalburgi, the widow of the slain scholar, seeking a SIT probe into the sensational murder. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Pinky Anand, appearing for the Centre, referred to the National Investigaiton Agency (NIA) Act and said the instant offence did not fall under the category of 'Schedule offence' under the law and hence, the probe agency cannot investigate it. The bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, considered the submission of the ASG and ordered listing of the plea in the first week of July. It asked the CBI and the governments of Maharashtra and Karnataka to file their responses in the meantime. 77-year old Kalburgi, the former ...
Aircel-Maxis case: Karti files anticipatory bail plea
After relief in the INX Media case, Karti Chidambaram on Friday filed an anticipatory bail plea in connection with the Aircel-Maxis case against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).The case relates to the unauthorised Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance given by Karti's father and then finance minister P. Chidambaram to Mauritius-based subsidiary of Maxis, Global Communication Holding Services Ltd., in 2006.This comes after the Supreme Court directed CBI and ED to complete investigation into all cases relating to 2G spectrum scam within six months.The CBI had registered an FIR in 2011, while the ED registered an enforcement case investigation report (ECIR) in 2012, in connection with the Aircel-Maxis.The Aircel-Maxis deal refers to a series of allegations of kickbacks in the telecom sector, which was part of the wider 2G scam that engulfed the UPA regime.Earlier in the day, Karti Chidambaram was granted bail in connection with
KARTI-CHRONOLOGY
Following is the chronology of events of the INX Media corruption case in which Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram was today granted bail by the Delhi High Court *May 15, 2017: CBI files FIR alleging irregularities in Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media for receiving overseas funds to the tune of Rs 305 crore in 2007 when Karti's father was the Union Finance minister. *Jun 16: The Foreigner Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) and the Bureau of Immigration, under the Union Home Ministry, issues look out circular (LOC) against Karti. *Aug 10: Madras HC stays the LOCs issued against Karti and four others. *Aug 14: SC stays Madras HC order staying Centre's LOC issued against Karti. *Aug 18: SC asks Karti to appear before the CBI on August 23. *Sep 22: CBI tells SC that Karti was prevented from travelling abroad as he was allegedly closing several of his foreign bank accounts. *Dec 8: Karti moves SC ...
Ghosh dropped from CWG TT squad, placed under suspension
Soumyajit Ghosh was dropped from India's Commonwealth Games table tennis squad and placed under provisional suspension, a day after he was accused of rape by a teenager in Kolkata. "The Executive Board (EB) of the Table Tennis Federation of India has placed Soumyajit Ghosh under provisional suspension, pending final outcome of the police investigation and court verdict, if any, on the alleged rape charges against him by a teenager," TTFI said in a statement. "During the suspension, he will not be able to participate in any tournament, national or international." Soumyajit was booked under the IPC sections for rape, criminal conspiracy, causing miscarriage without the woman's consent and cheating in a complaint lodged by an 18-year-old at the Barasat women's police station in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal yesterday. The 24-year-old Arjuna awardee, who was training in Germany for the April 4 to 15 CWG in Gold Coast, denied the allegations, saying that the accuser has been ...
Gram Panchayat secretary held while 'taking bribe'
The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta Police have arrested a Gram Panchayat secretary in the district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000. Deputy Superintendent of Police Praveen Baghel said that Vinod Prajapati (44), secretary of the Panchayat of Mirzapur village, was arrested while accepting the money in his office yesterday. Prajapati had demanded Rs 20,000 from Bharat Patel, a villager, who had applied for permission to construct a building on his land. After Patel approached the Lokayukta Police, a trap was laid and the secretary was arrested while taking the first instalment of Rs 8,000, the DSP said. A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered and further probe is on, he said.
FIR against 'Dukhtaran-e-Milat' over anti-national slogans
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday registered a criminal case against activists of women's separatist group 'Dukhtaran-e-Milat' on charges of raising anti-national slogans and indulging in unlawful activities.
'All efforts being made to nab Poipynhun Majaw's killers'
Meghalaya Home Minister James K Sangma today said all efforts are being made to nab the culprits involved in the brutal killing of RTI activist from Jaintia Hills, Poipynhun Majaw. Making a statement in the Assembly today, James said that an FIR has been lodged and a case has been registered by the Khliehriat Police Station. "Investigation into the case is on and all-out effort is being made to nab the culprits," he said. Majaw, an RTI activist who fought against the cement plants and the autonomous tribal council for embezzlement of funds, was found murdered at Khliehriat in East Jaintia Hills district on March 19. A wrench, used for hitting the slain leader on the head, two Rs 500 notes, a spectacle and a motor bike were also seized by the police, the Home Minister said. The home minister said the postmortem report is yet to be received. Social activists of different NGOs have strongly demanded the state government to ensure investigation into the case is completed at .
1 killed in France supermarket hostage situation
One person was killed and some others were taken hostage by an armed gunman at a supermarket in a southern French town on Friday.
26-yr-old man sentenced to life for burning man to death
A special court today sentenced a 26-year-old man to life imprisonment for burning a hotel owner to death in the city a year ago. The prosecution case was that Prabhu was working in a hotel run by Kannan in the city. Kannan admonished Prabhu for coming drunk and asked him not to come for work. Enraged over the incident, Prabhu went to his house on the night of February seven last year, poured petrol on Kannan and set him ablaze Kannan was admitted to the government hospital with serious burns and was admitted to the government hospital at Theni, where he died on February 27. Special court judge Gunasekharan today sentenced Prabhu to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on him.
SC sets new date for proceedings in Ayodhya case
The Supreme Court, on Friday, fixed a new date for further hearings in the ongoing Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case, with proceedings set to continue on April 6.The apex court is hearing 13 appeals filed against the 2010 judgment of the Allahabad High Court that that mandated a three-way division of the disputed site in Ayodhya.The top court earlier dismissed all 32 intervention petitions, including applications of Shyam Benegal, Aparna Sen and Teesta Setalvad, in the case.A bench, comprising of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer, had also directed the registry not to entertain any intervention application in the Ayodhya case.The top court also rejected the intervention plea of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy in the dispute, a century-old point of the tussle between Hindus and Muslims.The Babri Masjid, built by Mughal emperor Babur in Ayodhya in 1528, was on December 6, 1992, demolished by Hindu Karsevaks, claiming that the Ram ...
Police nabs illegal weapon smugglers in Delhi
An inter-state weapon smuggling gang was nabbed here on Thursday.A joint team of Inter-State Cell and Delhi Crime Branch nabbed a gang of five, by laying a trap owing to prior intelligence inputs.According to an official statement, it so happened that the gang which entered Delhi near Karni Singh shooting range via Faridabad in Haryana, did not stop after police instructed it to.The vehicle stopped for a brief moment before hitting a police barricade.The convicted, seated inside the vehicle, fired two rounds, and the police also gave a fitting reply and thereby managing to burst one of the rear tyres of the vehicle, read the official statement.Two out of the five people escaped from the spot, but was apprehended on Friday.Police seized a total of five revolvers, two pistols and 29 live rounds.Earlier on January this year, a gang of five in Madhya Pradesh's Indore were arrested where a pistol and nine live cartridges were seized.
Raj municipality officer arrested over graft
An officer working in the Sangaria municipality in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan was today arrested by the anti-corruption bureau for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 5,000. Sandeep Vishnoi, working as the executive officer at the municipality, was caught red-handed by the bureau officials. According to the officials, the accused had asked money from the complainant for not initiating a probe into the latter's illegal construction activities. A middleman in the case, Vinod Kumar, has also been arrested in the case, they said.
Pacer Shami's wife meets Mamata
Beleaguered India pacer Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan, who accused her husband of domestic violence and extra marital affairs, on Friday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the issue.
Court reserves order on framing charge against AAP MLA Alka Lamba
A Delhi court has reserved its order on framing of charge against Aam Aadmi Party lawmaker Alka Lamba, accused of allegedly trespassing and vandalising a shop in the city and obstructing the police from performing their duty in 2015. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra reserved the order after hearing the arguments of the police and the MLA's counsel on the point of charge. It is likely to pronounce the order next week. An FIR was lodged against the MLA from Chandni Chowk on August 10 2015, a day after she had received head injuries in a stone-pelting attack during her anti-drug campaign in Delhi's Kashmere Gate area. The case was registered at the Kashmere Gate Police Station on a complaint by traders including the proprietor of a sweet shop, Shiv Mishthan Bhandar, after a video clip emerged in which she was allegedly seen vandalising shops along with some of her supporters. Lamba was earlier summoned as accused in the case by the court which had taken cognisance of a charge ...